What a Card!

We asked readers to share their most memorable holiday-greeting stories. Most are nice and a few are naughty, but they are all priceless.

Readers share their most memorable holiday-greeting stories, from the naughty to the nice.

While visiting a farm, my friend Lance thought the animals and bucolic setting would make for a perfect Christmas card. His wife, Emma, however, was not interested in posing. Lance was undeterred. He would get his Christmas photo with or without her. Fast-forward to December, and I open his card. There, beneath lettering that read “Merry Christmas from Lance and Emma,” was a photo of my smiling friend—posing with a donkey. If you enjoy holiday cards that make you smile—or shed a tear—read on.

It was

December 2015, and my mother was living in a seniorcare center. I noticed that the highlight of the day for the residents was when the mail was delivered. Then and there, I vowed to write my mom a “holiday” postcard every day so that she would always have something to look forward to. I live over 2,000 miles away and have not missed this daily activity of communicating with her, regardless of where I am in the world. I’m up to 1,255 straight days. —Jack Elliot college station, texas

The Weinsteins do Springsteen!

In the past, we’ve also riffed on the Avengers movie poster and Lego Star Wars. —Dana Weinstein maplewood, new jersey

A white Christmas

is rare in Texas, so when this one occurred, we wanted to preserve it for our Christmas card. Little did we know that our dog was helping with the decorations. —Pat Arredondo waco, texas